linux-kernel - Re: Request: Regarding the phasing out of "a.out support" in Linux Kernels

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Message-ID: <YlGoOXoBaW8i1xrt@zn.tnic>
Date:   Sat, 9 Apr 2022 17:37:29 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Non Null <ayz.out@...il.com>
Cc:     x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, arnd@...db.de
Subject: Re: Request: Regarding the phasing out of "a.out support" in Linux
 Kernels

On Sat, Apr 09, 2022 at 04:02:23PM +0100, Non Null wrote:
> But I still wanted to ask that it remain active in 5.18's full release
> while announced that it would be inactive/turned off by default in the
> future 5.19 & 5.20 releases (5.20 being the last that would have it as
> inactive before full removal of related code) if LTS

That is the plan - it will be removed in 5.19.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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